Miss Atkins
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Character Key:
Display Name:
Miss Atkins
Sort Name:
Atkins, Miss
Race:
White
Gender:
Female
Class:
Lower Class
Rank:
Secondary
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Professional
Specific Job:
Dietitian
First Mentioned:
Date of Birth:
Thursday, January 1, 1874 to Thursday, December 31, 1874
Biography:
The dietitian, "young, a little fullbodied, smooth, pink-and-white," believes the five-year-old Joe Christmas is "going to tell" of her sexual episode with the young intern (120, 124). She calls Joe a "little nigger bastard" and raises questions with the matron about his racial identity so that he will be removed from the orphanage before exposing her (122).
Individual or Group:
Individual
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